gogo tales…
Posted by The Notorious BMG | Blog, General, Reader Submissions | Posted on May 30th, 2011
There I was, having little walk around Nana on a quiet Sunday night. Pretty Lady as per usual had given me a boner and got me in the mood for some Pretty Ladies… so a little stroll to Rainbow 4 followed. Wanting to check out DC10 we stuck our heads in only to find it was quieter than YP’s UK underpants, so we thought we’d give it an hour before we returned. Next stop was Rainbow to check out the view. Some hotties for sure.
Some little urchin leaned over to me from her pole and peeled off a DC10 sticker that some scroat had stuck on my back. Thinking that it was a nice thing for this girl to do, – not let me walking around with a sticker on my back like a loser. Nice girl.. thanks… I think I’ll give her a tip. I reached into my pocket when the girl proceeded to SLAP the sticker onto my (bald) head. And then added a few more slaps to make sure it stuck . And then another slap for good luck. A gaggle of laughter from all her fellow pole swingers followed with some finger pointing and maybe a reference or two about having no hair. Maybe.
I pulled out the cash I was carrying which for some reason was over 50k . I then pulled the sticker off my head and stuck it to the top of the 50k roll and then returned it to my pocket. That was when she realized that her education fund was not going to be added to. Her one act of random kindness which turned into a few acts of random piss-taking cost her (and her friends) a whole bunch of drinks, which could of turned into a barfine, then long term relationship, marriage and a nice little town house in Monaco (or Issaan). Or maybe just a few drinks.
When I left Rainbow I headed for another bar to try work my way through the wedge in my pocket. It would have been DC10… but
I still had adhesive stuck to my head to remind me not to.
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I hope the girls clearly saw all that cash and it wiped their smiles off their faces.
Your story reminds me of when I was in a Pattaya beer bar and I was drinking with the best looking girl of the bunch which wasn’t anything to brag about. She said she doesn’t have a boyfriend, etc. After 20 minutes of drinking with her, a german man 20 years older than me approaches the bar. My drinking girl suddendly gets up and welcomes him back with a big hug. He sits down next to me and pulls out 2 boxes. One containing a diamond pendant necklace and the second box was a pair of diamond earrings. The girl was beaming and all the other girls were staring at her in jealousy as this idiot drapes the jewelry on her. One of the girls started laughing at me saying “broken heart, she leave you”. I found it funny they thought I would care about the other guy taking away the girl I just met 20 minutes ago. The only thing I thought was what a love lorn fool this guy must be and he is what all those girls dream of.
View all comments by Vancouver
… especially since pendant and earrings are most likely pawned by now..
The only thing I do on occasion is to have flowers delivered to a girl’s bar, so she can gain face – a minor investment that invariably pays off well when I show up.
As for nBMG’s experience – yeah, that’s sure one way for a bar to lose a nice pay day, as DC10 demonstrated. I’d be less pissed at the dancer -our style of hair coif tends to attract mischief.
View all comments by RealDaffyDuck
The moral of the story…
It sucks being bald….
Let’s no kid ourselves…no one wants to be bald. However, if the choice is between a whispy comb-over and being bald…bald wins in a landslide. However, every guy wants a sweet coiffure.
View all comments by Indu WangZi
can’t say I’ve ever had much of a good time in any of the rainbow gigs? I get the “what the fuck are you doing in here” vibe everytime I’ve ever set foot in any of those bars…Kinda the same feel as Bacara on a sat. night at around 7:00pm, after the first round of Jap punters have made their rounds? perhaps I should shave my graying, but still in tact mop, or just go to places that still enjoy a happy not so handsome but always pays and is generous dude bars?
Just got back from Koh Chang and the place was crawling with Russians! Not a bad thing mind you, some of the hotties were lounging around White Sands beach and the next one south, topless!!! and these weren’t the fried egg milk maid after 4 kids kinda cans. Shame I just don’t have it for non-Asians anymore but there were some very impressive and friendly young ladies about! Wish I could say a like for the local talent? I brought my own sand as usual, but out of 5 days and a fair amount of bar hopping can report only 1 cute little 22 yr old that met my spec. (Mercury, Mandarin, R,R4, etc…) but I love how absolutely stunning the Island is and the killer laid back vibe!
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Come to think of it… whenever I’ve been in Rainbow, the stage has always been packed. Is that because all the girls want to work there or because none of the little wenches are getting barfined?
View all comments by Daywalker
V: You can get those matching boxes of cubics for ~$140 max and the effect can go along way, old player with lil cash move, she could have only got $50 max, but he didn’t care and knew what was up. She was the one played like a fiddle, not him (well maybe it depends on how old he was and how he looked).
NR: Wow, things that make you some ummh!
DW: Both stages hold 25% of what they employ, sure 40% don’t show up every night because they have sponsors, but when they rotate through a good percentage are getting bf’d, mostly for ST to try to return for double and triple ups, with that kind of loot they don’t need to work every night and go party with other superstars that one can run into on special nights at the dance spots.
View all comments by dogflye
dogflye: interesting. The stages always seemed full to me. I’d be looking at some ass, then have a drink only to find the ass I was looking at has moved behind some more ass.
- hang on.. what am I talking about. This isn’t really a problem is it?!
View all comments by Daywalker
isnt really disrespectful to touch ones head area in thai culture?
it smacks of disrespect towards you as a person.
View all comments by lil bones jones
Based on my recent visit to DC10, I don’t think you missed much, though it always sucks to miss out on that little house in Manaco.
View all comments by Werewolf
The girls in P.L are always grateful for a drink and a grope. Although, the girlie tequilas they drink are a bit small. Not sure how much they cost?
Would of gone to Mandarin but they hassle too much for drinks. Could be worse though, could of gone to Afterskool and got totally fleeced.
View all comments by The Notorious BMG
@nBMG; I hear you, I don’t mind getting fleeced respectfully! I’m just crying foul since I’m not in my 20′s and/or born of a Japanese mother…I just can’t do the 30k+ nights out since I’ve had some of the best times on a <10k ATM pull? Plus we nurse types just don't have that kinda juice! @DW; BTW, speaking of, if they need a medic out on the moon and their paying silly money, feel free to talk me up and the next F1 seats are on me baby! But I want to give that R1 a run through at some point, I think I can still squeeze my ass into those old AGV's???
Anyone been to that bar on the 3rd floor above Pretty lady-ish? The one with the bubbles and tub, was in a few weeks back and had alot of fun? Just can't remember the name…
@dog flye; it is what it is, and being an LA dude of the 80-90's I've seen/done alot cooler than any rice farmers daughter could ever wish to be. trying to teach myself to let it go and wish em my best…but still can't say I'm not a little green with envy for my Japanese/Asian brothers! So long as we all stay in our places nobody gets hurt and we all go home safe…cheers!!!
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@nurseRon: That would be Spanky’s. It has been a hell of a lot better lately. The girls are much hotter and nastier, though the owner’s girlfriend (who works the door) is unfortunately the hottest.
@Notorious BMG: I’ve got to ask… What was the expression on her face?
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@John Smith
Roll of notes in pocket: 53k
Drinks for me and my pal: 240bht
Look on her face : Priceless
View all comments by The Notorious BMG
NurseRon/John Smith – the bar above Pretty Lady ….above Spanky’s ….is called Billboard
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@JustinCider – You’re right…my bad. I read that only as the bar above Pretty Lady. I’ve never been a fan of Hollywood/Billboard. They keep recycling the same ladies I saw three years ago when a first came to Bangkok. Then again, random luck seems to be the biggest factor in finding a place you like. I’m partial to Suzie Wong on Cowboy…
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Its the same shit… each gogo… we wonder around, stick our head through the curtains (bit like I do when passing womens changing rooms in department stores), look at the girls on stage – if they have some human looking ones, maybe venture in and have a drink. I think from now on, I’ll stick my head in, see what condition the seating is in, what kind of fire protection they have and assess how much damage the speakers are inflicting on my ears. See how they like being judged on things that we’re not there for.
View all comments by The Notorious BMG
Love the gogo stories, even when they end in dismay, but wait we haven’t heard where the night has taken BMG? come on now? When you roll out in bkk with a knot in your pocket that could choke a buffalo, somethings bound to happen, Chai mai.
My R4 girls report there is over 250 girls on the payroll. but my favorite 4, I have never seen in the place at least working, because there are always on someones payroll somewhere, including mine sometimes, yeah yeah I know I know…
Someone puts a sticker on my back in their bar, they gonna find out how vandalism is done right…
Just back from Mexico dudes. I have managed to save my marriage to Issan. But its more than obvious 100% of my leeway has been depleted. It’s gonna take world class pimpology to keep it Rolln now…
View all comments by ROLLN
I wish I had a tale to tell of what happened after Nana. But I don’t. I guess I was still recovering from the weekend party in Pattaya with my usual girls +2!
Another take to tell, although I am sorry to say that it didn’t live up to the previous months party. I’ll write it up soon. I just need to get that image out of my brain when a girl joined me in the jacuzzi covered from head to toe in Jesus Jizz.
More to follow….
View all comments by The Notorious BMG
So a jacuzzi full of Jesus jelly fish? Sounds scarry, Im guessing you werent wearing a wet suit.
I have some real monster tales coming. But it may take a few weeks to pound these out of my dinged up memory.
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NurseRon: “but I love how absolutely stunning the Island is and the killer laid back vibe!”
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I’ll second that — in terms of the best of all possible worlds, Koh Chang sure combines all of that beautifully.
John Smith : ” I’m partial to Suzie Wong on Cowboy…”
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I used to be, but that last few times, it was kinda dead, and what was there, was kinda…. meh! Has SuziWong picked up again in terms of quality?
lil bones jones : “isnt really disrespectful to touch ones head area in thai culture?it smacks of disrespect towards you as a person.”
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I think that ship has sailed years ago — I don’t think any of the girls working in GoGos care about ancient customs anymore. Certainly, don’t pat a monk on his head, or the mother in lao (grin), but I don’t see much upholding that custom anywhere around our hang-outs.
In fact, next time I stop by Mango, I’ll be sure to pat those guys on their bald plates… ;-p
View all comments by RealDaffyDuck
I think we should organize a BIG MANGO CRUISE!
Pick an island, rent a large enough boat, cram a bunch of us on it, along with a bunch of girls – have fun.
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@RealDD; I’m sure DW and Heckler can get a hook up for a quaint little dingy out of Monoco? a party boat does sound fun, perhaps for the next upcoming B-day bash?
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Nurseron – I for one would like to see you tear your blogging hymen and write a review/piece up on your island trip? I have 3 weeks in November already booked up, and would be keen to shift things down to ‘The Chang’ for a few days, as a welcome break from all the creampieing and septum/liver abuse in Bangkok
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No problem! I just got home so tonight I’m a bit cooked from the flight but maybe tomorrow?
be warned, this may be way too sedate for this crew?
cheers!!!
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silly question, but given as yp points out, my posting hymen is yet un touched, where would said post be emailed to? info@bigmangobar.com?
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@RealDaffy – Suzie has been a regular stop for me for a few years now–usually the beginning and ending of the night. It was dropping a bit, as were the girl’s stomachs, but they just picked up a bunch of new young hotties in the last month or so.
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New hotties at Suzi? I’m sooooo there!
View all comments by RealDaffyDuck
@nurseRon: That is correct. Looking forward to it.
View all comments by pmmp
Wow where is your sense of humour? And who walks around Nana with 53k in their pocket and then openly flashes it about? Maybe she was trying to slap some sense into you.
View all comments by Bodie.
Amen.
View all comments by Siam79
Slapping sense into nBMG? That’ll be the day ;-p
View all comments by RealDaffyDuck
If some girl slapped me on the head, numerous times, then I’d of done the same.
It was pretty brave thing for her to do as we’re now into low season.
View all comments by Daywalker
If I was in a bar, and some girl slapped me on the head numerous times, I would of hit her with a Shryooooooooooken
View all comments by Shryooken
Perhaps you would. I’d watch some Thai door men pummel your lifeless body in to a pulp whilst pondering a possible Dawin award nomination for your good self.
View all comments by Bodie.
Bodie >> Did the screen name and gravatar escape you? It was a joke. Either you have never played computer games before, or you are…. in fact, a major bore (which your first comment supports)
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Yeah I’m not a gamer and I can’t see your gravatar on my phone. I thought jokes were meant to be amusing?
View all comments by Bodie.
50K, Pretty Lady & DC10- the phrase “more money than sense” would come do mind but the ropey selection in both the above screams no taste. Would agree on Rainbow but would put Billboard way, way ahead of either of these two grim dives.
View all comments by Lemondropkid
Lemon,
If I had 10k in my pocket, I’d still have more money than sense. But that’s the fun of trolling round Nana, Pattaya, cowboy etc..etc… I agree that a lot of the clubs are dives. I never actually got to go inside DC10. However, it’s always good to go visiting all these different places – gives you a better appreciation of all the other gogo’s.
Not been to Billboard. Will make a note of going next time.
I’ll start saving.
a little side-note. It’s not so dumb carrying an inch of cash as you never know where the night is going to take you. I’d rather have 50k in my pocket and not need it, than to need 50k and not have it!
View all comments by The Notorious BMG
Hair transplants are cheap in Thailand. In general Thais look down on bald people. Bald people are objects of ridicule. For the the amount of money you were carrying round you could get get a substantial ‘Rooney.’ I was around NP in April and it was a tad dull. The staff at ‘Dipstick’…about the third on the left on the ground floor/carpark had service staff were just plain rude. Had no interest in doing any kind of work or being bar fined. The one on the top floor with two carousels, has changed for the worst. Rainbow at the back right in the corner has been changeable over the last nine months with a range of naked beauties some nights and little of interest other nights. One of the nude dances back in September looked 14 years old. In April Pattaya was dreadful recently and was like a downtown middle east dump with Shisha bars and Schawrma shops all the way up to Soi Post office or Yamahato. Despite the myth that Thai girls don’t like Arabs they charge them less than they charge farangs. A lot of Thai bar girls have Arab’Kiks.’ As for the farangs….the fucking guys with fucking murder in their eyes..Pattay sucks sometimes…Back in Bangkok…Soi Cowboy had some great girls especially Shebas I think, which has a wide range of girls of all ages shapes and sizes. Of the beer bars on NP I find Lucky Lukes the best with nicer girls both professional and part time. All in all Thailand is expensive and there seems to be increasing hostility and contempt towards farangs. Thank fuck I don’t live there but I am glad it is there to visit. I see one of the best MP on Soi 26 has been reviewed on Suk Psycho’s blog. I have been going there since it opened two years ago. It is superb. It is a shame that on Suk Psycho’s blog the girls are mentioned by name. That is crass. Anyway I will be in BKK in 4 week but will be ready to fly to the Philippines. The problem with the Philippines is the lack of specialised sexual services: No massage or BDSM. It’s all a bit Vanilla.
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Mr BMG
Apologies for being so judgemental- the thought of leaving 50k behind in some Nana dive made me shiver.
Myself I may leave the same behind at Royal Ascot next week but that’s with…..o.k maybe I don’t have a point here!!!
Billboard was interesting, someone had put some time and money into it-it showed. 3 clubs in one to an extent
-3/4 super hot showgirls, not sure if they could be barfined(but with your huge wad!)
- slutty shower girls
-enthusiastic go-go dancers (probably only a touch above average in the looks but good attitudes)
All added up to a fun place, was taken aback as I had a preference for Cowboy.
However this might change! Cowboy to me seemed a victim of it’s own success. In the space of about 30 mins on a Sat night walked out of Dollhouse and Suzie W as punters in both decided it would be fun to get on stage. Topped off with something I’d never seen before a punter slapping a Thai girl in the face, could hear the slap from over the street. His farang mate jumped in straight away and put him in line. I think it was only the fact it was so out-of-place, his mates reaction and the fact the girl did not totally explode that saved the twenty-something from the mother of all beatings.
As a side note agree with Lurcher of Luky Lukes-fun girls good place for a pre-go-go beer
Good luck!
Lemon
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I responded privately to an email from a mate a week or two back asking about the places he’d been reading about, saying to him that I’d been to Billboard and was very happy with my visit.
I was not as lavish in my praise as Lemon, saying that it looked like Carousel with a hot tub added.
But, then, I always loved Carousel. To me the place always has a consistent ‘vibe’ that few other go gos seem to achieve, and they manage to do it on the third floor with (imo) a below average looking crew of girls. Somehow, though, it has an anything-goes fun-loving quality that makes me happy to be there nearly every time I go in.
In a mildly interesting footnote, perhaps, the only dancer I remember ever barfining from there never made it into the taxi with me because another girl called me on the phone as we were on the way home, so I went with my ‘regular’. I have, however, twice barfined waitresses from the bar with great success.
So, for different detailed reasons than Lemon, Billboard gets my vote.
I’m still a Soi Cowboy guy at heart, and the incident Lemon described sounds atypical to me. With the amount of alcohol, nudity and testosterone found in one place I guess it seems amazing to me that it’s not the norm.
That said, I saw a father and son get into a stoush with each other a few weeks back. They were both stupidly drunk. The son took offense at something his dad said and got ‘in his face’ about it. Dad laughed it off and managed to cool the son down with a hug and some playfulness. It seemed to work.
But whatever the son was pissed off about kept bubbling up to the surface. Every 5 or 10 minutes he’d remember that he was unhappy and he’d start screaming at Dad again, who successfully defused the situation again each time.
Until finally, the son didn’t calm down. He threw a punch at the old man that didn’t seem to connect. Dad retreated, laughing. Son picked up a bar table and came at dad with the table-legs through a crowd of people (including me) that were quickly backing away. Son threw the table, which pretty much just thudded to the floor, doing damage perhaps to some property but not to any people.
He then tried nailing dad with a bar stool with similar result.
By this time dad had retreated a fair way and was standing right next to me. I figured he was out of danger, but at that moment the boy picked up a full bottle of water and hurled it at dad with all his power from about a meter away. There was a sickening thud as it whizzed past me and popped dad straight in his left temple, with the plastic bottle breaking open and father hitting the floor like a dropped bag of cement.
The son, who at some point in the proceedings had stripped off his shirt, moved forward, seemingly coming in for the kill. I stopped him at this point, saying “that’s enough”. Son looked in my eye, seemed to realize how things stood, turned and left the bar.
It took about 3 minutes for dad to come round, and the bar staff were tending to him when I left.
Again, with the activities that go on at Soi Cowboy (and nana) the amazing thing is that this kind of thing isn’t the rule rather than the exception.
Part of what brought Cowboy back to life was the re-furbishment of many of its aging gogos over the past few years. It’s a brighter, cleaner place than it was, and the addition of outdoor verandas in front of nearly every establishment has done a lot to liven the atmosphere.
The zone (as far as go gos are concerned) seems to me to be made up of three types of places… Big neon clubs (Sahara, Tilac, et al), older wooden clubs (Long Gun, rawhide, etc) and small bars (Cactus, Five Star and so on).
Personally, I think the current mix is just about right… offering something for nearly every kind of visiting punter.
I heard something disturbing from a pal recently who said that “the Arab” has bought Rawhide.
Rawhide — an old-school go go that features nude dancing from the A, B and C teams, decently choreographed dance shows, old-style flashing colored lights, uncomfortable seats, relatively cheap drinks — is certainly my favorite go go bar in Bangkok. While some people might be thrilled to see it “upgraded” into another neon palace, for me it would represent the tipping point where Soi Cowboy would begin to become a bit too canned and sterile.
I’m not a fan of go go bars with “coyote” dancers who can’t be barfined. I like totally nude dancing. I like the dance ‘shows’ that are featured at Rawhide. I appreciate the difference in drink prices. And I’m even a fan of the old-style uncomfortable seating — probably just because that’s what I ‘feel’ like a go go bar should be.
So, while I am a Soi Cowboy patron, I am personally a bit concerned that the upgrades and changes that improved it and brought it back to life over the past 5 years may end up being too much of a good thing if they continue, with the Soi Cowboy of the future in danger of becoming a sterile zone of neon palaces that will effectively be “Soi Arab”.
(Let me be clear that this is not intended as an invective against “the Arab” or his bars. I am an unabashed fan of Midnite Bar, have never met the man, and I think that his investment into the Soi has – up to this point – done a great deal of good. I merely worry that too much ‘sameness’ may end up taking away the ‘soul’ that Cowboy still exhibits)
Ramble ended. Back to bed now.
WW
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WW
I always thought of myself as Cowboy person, and viewed Nana as somewhat of a hole.
I never made into the old Carousel, but interesting how your comments about it being a fun place with a good vibe ,despite an average looking set of girls are a spot on descriptor of Billboard with the exception of 3/4 showgirls.
As to your point:
“Again, with the activities that go on at Soi Cowboy (and nana) the amazing thing is that this kind of thing isn’t the rule rather than the exception.”
Again agreed, this may point to the fact I need to get out more!
You mention 5 Star that is fav bar in BKK-has an average looking set of girls(though with a couple of decent additions) on a good night you get some great musicians and singers pitching in with the band it can’t be beat for me.
As for Rawhide(another old fav) last time I was in which was 3 weeks back, Arabian music on girls in costume- not for me. Asked the Mamassan what was doing and she pointed to the other side of the bar, that is what the customers very after. Each to their own but would be off my roster now- perhaps I should give Midnite a go.
Cheers
Lemon
Each to their own but would sadly scracth it from
View all comments by Lemondropkid
My concern with the “Arab Bars” is the constant theme coming through that his security people seem extremely heavy handed and very little sends them off into a fighting/bashing frenzy.
I have seen it once, did not know what the bloke had done at the time and figured perhaps he deserved it, but many have posted more since.
Just an uncomfortable feeling I have and consequently, maybe unfairly, try to avoid his bars.
Perhaps I should go with WW as apparently one small sentence to the young fella after dropping his old man sent him packing. Good on ya although I’ve seen your eyes in cowboy before and they seemed to be looking in two different directions at the one time…or was it mine?
View all comments by whisperingoldman
When Mr WW says enuff is enuff-I’d be cutting a track too….
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